The Political Disciple
A Theology of Public Life
Published on 4. June 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-310-51607-1 (ISBN)
Description
What might it mean for public and political life to be understood as an important dimension of following Jesus? As a part of Zondervan's Ordinary Theology series, Vincent E. Bacote's The Political Disciple addresses this question by considering not only whether Christians have (or need) permission to engage the public square, but also what it means to reflect Christlikeness in our public practice, as well as what to make of the typically slow rate of social change and the tension between relative allegiance to a nation and/or a political party and ultimate allegiance to Christ. Pastors, laypeople, and college students will find this concise volume a handy primer on Christianity and public life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Grand Rapids
United States
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-310-51607-1 (9780310516071)
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Persons
Vincent E. Bacote (Ph.D., Drew University) is associate professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of the The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper (2005), and has contributed to books including On Kuyper(2013), Aliens in the Promised Land (2013), Keep Your Head Up (2012) and Prophetic Evangelicals (2012). He has been a regular columnist for Comment (wrf.ca/comment) and has also had articles appear in magazines such as Books and Culture, Christianity Today, Think Christian and re:generation quarterly and journals such as The Journal of Markets and Morality, Christian Scholars Review, Urban Mission and the Journal for Christian Theological Research. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Society of Christian Ethics. He resides in the Chicago area with his family.
Gene L. Green (PhD, Kings College, Aberdeen University) is dean of Trinity International University's Florida campus. Previously, he served as emeritus professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. His special research interest is the intersection of the Christian faith and cultures, both ancient and contemporary. Gene has pastored and taught in churches in the United States and Latin America since 1972.
Gene L. Green (PhD, Kings College, Aberdeen University) is dean of Trinity International University's Florida campus. Previously, he served as emeritus professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and Graduate School. His special research interest is the intersection of the Christian faith and cultures, both ancient and contemporary. Gene has pastored and taught in churches in the United States and Latin America since 1972.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: Do we need God's permission to be political?
Chapter 2: Navigating the promise and peril of the political world
Chapter 3: Patience, please: Thoughts on changing the world
Chapter 4: Love my enemies? Even political ones?
Chapter 5: Hope for the world: The end of the story and political present
Conclusion
Chapter 1: Do we need God's permission to be political?
Chapter 2: Navigating the promise and peril of the political world
Chapter 3: Patience, please: Thoughts on changing the world
Chapter 4: Love my enemies? Even political ones?
Chapter 5: Hope for the world: The end of the story and political present
Conclusion